title: Successful use of mechanical assist device for right ventricular failure after orthotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: A 22-year-old woman underwent orthotopic heart transplantation, resulting in acute failure of the donor right ventricle caused by a raised pulmonary vascular resistance. This was successfully managed by mechanical assistance of the right ventricle, with use of a centrifugal pump. After a complicated early postoperative course, the patient made a complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, U.K.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Odom
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richens
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Glenville
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hilton
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*